I Bet on Sky

Studio album by Dinosaur Jr.

Released

September 18, 2012

Genre

Alternative rock, indie rock

Length

46:53

Dinosaur Jr. chronology

Farm
(2009)

I Bet on Sky
(2012)

I Bet on Sky is the tenth studio album by the alternative rock band Dinosaur Jr.^[1] It was announced on June 13th, 2012 and was released on September 17th in Europe and September 18th in the US. "Watch the Corners" was given a music video and promoted via a free mp3.^[2]

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, I Bet On Sky has received an average score of 75, based on 33 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[3]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	75/100^[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[4]
Alternative Press	^[5]
Drowned in Sound	8/10^[6]
The Guardian	^[7]
Mojo	^[8]
NME	8/10^[9]
The Observer	^[10]
Pitchfork Media	7.9/10^[11]
Paste Magazine	8.4/10^[12]
Q	^[13]

Track listing

All songs written by J Mascis except as noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Don't Pretend You Didn't Know"		5:31
2.	"Watch the Corners"		4:59
3.	"Almost Fare"		4:50
4.	"Stick a Toe In"		5:20
5.	"Rude"	Lou Barlow	2:50
6.	"I Know It Oh So Well"		4:41
7.	"Pierce the Morning Rain"		2:45
8.	"What Was That"		5:27
9.	"Recognition"	Lou Barlow	3:51
10.	"See It on Your Side"		6:39
Total length:			46:53

Japanese Edition Bonus Tracks
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Black Betty"	2:39

Personnel

J Mascis - guitar, vocals, keyboards, production
Lou Barlow - bass, vocals
Murph - drums
John Agnello - mixing, engineering
Greg Calbi - mastering
Amy Abrams - management
Brian Schwartz - management
Justin Pizzoferrato - engineering
Daniel Murphy - design
Travis Millard - artwork

References

↑ Pelly, Minsker, Jenn, Evan (2012-06-13). "Dinosaur Jr. Announce New Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
↑ Bevan, David (October 4, 2012). "Dinosaur Jr.: Rediscovering the Gnarl". spin.com. Spin Media.
1 2 "I Bet on Sky Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More". Metacritic. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
↑ AllMusic Review Retrieved 25-10-2012
↑ "I Bet On Sky can feel a bit sleepy[review]". Alternative Press. October 2012. p.88. "although noise-cracked solos and psychedelic-quicksand riffs ultimately keep things lively".
↑ Moores, J.R. (2012-09-10). "Album Review". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 2012-09-22.
↑ Maddy Costa. The Guardian Review Retrieved 25-10-2012
↑ "Review: I Bet on Sky". Mojo (London): 88. October 2012.
↑ NME Review. Retrieved 2012-09-22
↑ Phil Mongredien. The Observer Review Retrieved 25-10-2012
↑ Pitchfork Review Retrieved 25-10-2012
↑ Gonick, Jeff (2012-09-19). "Dinosaur Jr. Review". Paste (magazine). Retrieved 2012-09-22.
↑ "Review: I Bet on Sky". Q (London) (315): 97. October 2012.

Dinosaur Jr.

J Mascis Lou Barlow Murph Mike Johnson George Berz

Studio albums	Dinosaur You're Living All Over Me Bug Green Mind Where You Been Without a Sound Hand It Over Beyond Farm I Bet on Sky

Singles	"Freak Scene" "Just Like Heaven" "The Wagon" "Whatever's Cool with Me" "Start Choppin" "Feel the Pain"

Related	Discography Deep Wound Sebadoh J Mascis + The Fog Witch The Folk Implosion Rollercoaster Tour

Lou Barlow

Solo	Another Collection Of Home Recordings (as Lou Barlow and Friends - 1994) Subsonic 6 (split album with Rudy Trouvé - 2000) Emoh (2005) Goodnight Unknown (2009)

Dinosaur Jr.	Dinosaur You're Living All Over Me Bug Beyond Farm I Bet on Sky

Sebadoh	The Freed Man Weed Forestin' The Freed Weed Sebadoh III Smash Your Head on the Punk Rock Bubble and Scrape Bakesale Harmacy The Sebadoh Defend Yourself

Sentridoh	Losers (1990) Most of the Worst and Some of the Best (1992) Lou B's Wasted Pieces '87 - '93 (1993) Winning Losers: A Collection of Home Recordings 89-93 (1994) The Original Losing Losers (compilation) (1995) Free Sentridoh: Songs from Loobiecore (2002) Songs from Loobiecore 2.5 (2009)

The Folk Implosion	Walk Through This World with the Folk Implosion Take a Look Inside Dare to Be Surprised One Part Lullaby The Folk Implosion The New Folk Implosion

Related articles	Deep Wound Sebadoh discography Dinosaur Jr. discography

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